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Monday morning geek-out Reflecting on the studies E.J. Dionne referenced (post below), let’s consider where Democrats can narrow their vote margins and perhaps turn losses into wins. The key to Democrats winning in 2024 and beyond could lie in turning out more independent voters in precincts where they lean Democrat. My focus at the moment is how independent voters swing, especially in evenly divided states like North Carolina. (Donald Trump won the state in 2020 by under 1.5 points.) “Unaffiliated” voters (UNAs) here are the largest tranche of state registrants (36 percent in 2022), meaning Democrats must turn out D-leaners to win. Except UNAs statewide voted only 42 percent for the Democrat at the top of the November ticket in the last two general elections. That performance, however, varies wildly by precinct. In mine, four out of five UNAs voted for Joe Biden.* In some of North Carolina’s largest counties, UNAs split as much as 60 percent for Democrats. But take note.
Israelis are calling for democracy. Privileged citizens that denied democracy to Palestinians fear that their democracy is in danger. This is not a new phenomenon; we have seen this in the US, in Australia, and other settler colonial states.
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This video is worth watching, though I have no idea whether the bit about dead cops is true:
Major update out of France!!
With now over 3.5 million people on the streets, the police are now getting crushed and retreating. Cops dragging unconscious and dead police out of action.
This is turning into a true civil war and the tide is turning in our favour… pic.twitter.com/ENVNmVkGDV
— dana (@dana916) March 26, 2023
After censoring experts who found that the victims in Douma could not have been killed by chlorine gas, the OPCW’s new IIT report continues the cover-up and baselessly accuses the Syrian government. [Note: this article contains graphic images.] On April 7th 2018, gruesome images of an alleged chemical attack emerged from the Syrian town of Douma. Dozens of dead bodies, including children and infants, appeared heaped in piles inside of an apartment building. Others lay on the street in front […]
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The record-breaking roundups of iconic Western mustangs are a gift to ranching and mining interests.
The post Biden Is Fulfilling Trump’s Cruel Policy on Wild Horses appeared first on The Intercept.
Tapping the American id A second look at Abraham Josephine Riesman’s Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America, this time by John Hendrickson in The Atlantic, contemplates how watching a “good guy” wrestler like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson deliver “‘the people’s elbow’ to a bullying foe” is cathartic for professional wrestling fans. They pay good money for it. WWE’s McMahon “tapped into the American id,” made a fortune by it, and drew Donald Trump a roadmap to the White House. A technology and science fiction writer I know online commented Saturday night on how Generative AI “will turn civilization upside down” in ways hard to predict. For better or worse, Pandora’s Box is open and will never be closed, she wrote. That’s how technology works. Similarly, who could have predicted that professional wrestling and McMahon “could have such a profound influence on American culture and politics,” Hendrickson writes. McMahon’s pal Donald has changed American political culture and the party he leads by dint of throwing elbows at people his fans love to jeer.
It took the roiling events of 1963 to open the ears and hearts of the American public to the Beatles.
"Thasmin" was the fanfic love story between the 13th Doctor and companion Yaz that became a reality, giving that Doctor Who run some heart.
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Ryan Hill-Smith has his sights set on competing on this year’s IBC Bodyboarding World Tour. A Coffs Coast Bodyboarding Association member, the first event Ryan hopes to enter is the Maldives Pro, taking place from 3 to 12 August 2023. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message...
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OLYMPIC Gold and Silver medallist Brooke Hanson will be speaking at Coffs Harbour’s Orara High School and Toormina High School on Monday 27 March as part of her North Coast regional tour with the Olympics Unleashed program. Brooke will visit Orara High School on Monday morning and Toormina High School in the afternoon to present...
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WISHING to spread a message on world peace and uniting religions, Moonee Beach artist and songwriter Melanie Ramsey Hale is entering the prestigious Art Gallery of NSW’s Sulman Prize with her painting ‘Velvet Rose’. The Sulman Prize is awarded for the best subject painting, genre painting or mural project by an Australian artist. Advertise with...
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The SDLP served as a bridge between communities during Northern Ireland's peace process but is now in the fight for its life, reports Emma DeSouza
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Change the name from TikTok to “Student Loan Debt”
Become a series of collapsing bridges
Turn into the Section 8 housing waitlist
Enroll in a Title 1 school
Get into the predatory lending business
Become an ectopic pregnancy in Texas
Buy up houses and then let them sit vacant in order to drive up housing costs by creating false scarcity
Transform into a high medical bill
Become the federal minimum wage
Walk into an elementary school with an assault rifle
Tom Charles reports on a proposal by Kensington and Chelsea Council to redevelop one of the last standing community spaces in the borough
PROJECTS for seven local sports group projects have benefitted from NSW Government’s Local Sport Grants Program. Grants of between $2,000 and $10,000 per project were on offer with up to $50,000 available in each electorate. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981...
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LOCAL food producers are uniting in a culinary collaboration organised by local food tour operator Awia Markey. Dedicated to shining the light on local food producers, Awia hopes the event will drive interest in the Coffs Coast as a destination of delectable freshly grown and made fare. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s...
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COFFS Coast Jump Club’s (CCJC) successful application in the Sport Infrastructure Recovery Fund grant means the club can upgrade the amenities block in the Showground. The $273,088.00 funding comes from the Sport Infrastructure Recovery Fund, which supports the rebuild, repair and betterment of essential community assets targeted for arts and culture, sports and Aboriginal communities....
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THE one-of-a-kind Chill n Chat café in Coffs Harbour’s Community Village celebrated its 20th birthday in style on Monday morning, 20 March. A huge cake was shared amongst the community, customers, participants and volunteers who turned up to the garden deck of the café to raise a cuppa to the café’s success. Advertise with News...
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A culture of air power exceptionalism has created an environment in which the RAF can operate without fear of public scrutiny or consequence, writes Iain Overton